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CBC's Visual Investigations Unit has been looking into how fake election ads are trying to lure people into shady investment schemes. Senior technology reporter Nora Young explains the scam. Plus, got a sick kid? Dr. Daniel Rosenfield, paediatric emergency medicine specialist at The Hospital for Sick Children, explains why he wants you to take them to the mall.

An immigration lawyer walks us through what Canadians need to understand before crossing the border in a post-Trump world. Plus a new year-round cricket facility is coming to the cricket capital of Canada. Manmeet Singh, the President of the Lakeshore Cricket League, shares the vision.

Greg Layson has been keeping an eye on the automotive market. He's the Digital and Mobile Editor at Automotive News Canada. Plus, money columnist Shannon Lee Simmons has a new book out for for teens called "Making Bank." 

Harresh Sivamohan runs a chapter of the Silent Reading Book Club, where people get together to read books as a way to combat loneliness. Plus, remember the symbolic photo of a Canada Goose fending off an attack from an eagle? Toronto artist Sarah Blostein was inspired to recreate that image, as an ice sculpture, in Alaska.

Jason Stanley, philosophy professor at Yale University and author of Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future, explains why he's leaving the U.S. to start a new teaching position at the University of Toronto. Plus, did you know you can bring any food you want to a Blue Jays game? Jays fan Lesley Mak joins David at the outset of a new season.

Greg Layson from Automotive News Canada breaks down why the federal government is investigating EV rebate claims by Tesla. And roller derby player Kaitrin Doll explains why their teams have decided to stop competing in the U.S., over fears for players' safety.

Marcus Kolga, founder of DisInfoWatch, has some examples of disinformation people may already have seen around the federal election. Plus, Zahra Ebrahim has a plan to bring a more diverse group of people into real estate development. It's proven very popular already.

Olivia Glauberzon, the founder and CEO of the brand After9, explains why she took her inventory out of The Bay. Plus, find out about a popular Bingo event where the prize is other people's unwanted junk.

Glenn Holmes' wife Wendy was a fan of all things space-related. When she passed away, he searched for the perfect solution to where to spread her ashes - space. Also, David Common speaks with a Citizen Lab reporter about her research linking the OPP to some controversial spyware.

We took the show on the road to Brampton Civic Hospital where host David Common spoke with a paramedic about the challenges and pressures on the job. He also walks over to the emergency room to check in with the medical team on-site.

With bats coming out of hibernation and migrating back to the GTA, the Toronto Zoo's Toby Thorne explains why they're a welcome sight... if you can even see them. Plus, Toronto researcher Sandy Steffen joins us live from some of the roughest seas in the world: the Drake Passage, on her way back from the Antarctic.

Giles Gherson from the Toronto Region Board of Trade reflects on the impact pandemic lockdowns are still having on businesses. Then, the DMZ's Abdullah Snobar shares some optimism on what this period of tension with the U.S. could mean for local startups.

The federal government cut immigration targets, and along with that, reduced funding for newcomer services. Dwayne O'Connor from the Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto explains what that means for people who have already moved to Canada. Plus, film critic Jason Gorber gives his take on the new film Novocaine.

Jack Hauen, reporter for The Trillium, breaks down government documents around the plan to rip out bike lanes in Toronto. Plus, if you can believe it -- it's been five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. Bioethicist Kerry Bowman and former Peel Region Medical Officer of Health Lawrence Loh reflect on the legacy of the decisions made during the pandemic.

Rahim Maloo, the managing director of Conquest Steel, shares why he's staying put in Canada despite losing American clients amid steel and aluminum tariffs. Then, economist Jeff Rubin weighs in on the Premier's diplomatic efforts with Washington.

Dr. Fahad Razak, the former Scientific Director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, discusses what has changed, and what hasn't, since the WHO declared COVID a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. Plus, there's a lot of talk about taxing energy, but how would it actually work? Tom Timmins leads the energy practice for Gowling WLG.

Rick Portiss from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority explains why the discovery of a 'jelly blob' in the Don River has scientists excited. Plus, Pascal Cohen from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport weighs in on whether Canadians will still be coming through.

Armine Yalnizyan is an economist and the Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers. She has some advice for how the country can move forward in a trade war. Plus, what's going to be more expensive immediately? The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers' Gary Sands talks about what to look out for.

With the tariffs taking effect, we hear from workers at General Motors' Oshawa assembly plant, Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association's Flavio Volpe, Ontario Trucking Association's Stephen Laskowski and federal Transport and Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand.

Tim Kenyon is Brock University's vice-president of research, and studies authoritarian political speech. Plus, the routine Pap smear is no more in Ontario. OB/Gyn Dr. Amanda Selk explains what to expect from the new HPV test.

Veteran strategist Jaime Watt weighs in on what went right, and wrong, for the parties in the 2025 provincial election. Plus, academic and former foreign affairs advisor Roland Paris looks at the U.S. President's relationships with other world leaders.

Humber Polytechnic's Francis Syms breaks down the controversy over Google Maps' mislabeling of Canadian parks. Then, a group of students is installing a giant lit-up 'Ramadan Mubarak' sign in Nathan Phillips Square. Laila Soliman is one of them.

Hamilton's Dahlia Belfer shares her experience navigating a single city block in a wheelchair after a snowstorm, with the help of several neighbours. Plus -- hundreds of tech founders and investors have signed an open letter in support of DEI programs. Laura Gabor helped write that letter.

TTC interim CEO Greg Percy explains why the transit organization has faced so many problems after recent snowfalls. And city councillor Josh Matlow explains why pandemic-era snow clearing contracts are proving so controversial.

Financial planner Shannon Lee Simmons has all you need to know about contributions ahead of the RRSP deadline. Then, meet Brampton's first-ever writer in residence, Kevin HeronJones.